Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

IVYBRIDGE & DISTRICT FOODBANK

To relieve food poverty in our area (PL21,TQ10) by mainly providing food parcels. To help relieve financial hardship by signposting to relevant organisations. Also to work with other charities with similar objectives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£64£31£32n/a
31/03/22£19£30£-11n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.ivybridgefoodbank.org.uk

info@ivybridge.foodbank.org.uk

07706457336

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Ivybridge Foodbank
£84,078 13/01/2023
generalist CA adviser (2dpw) + specialist support (5hpw)
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Ivybridge Foodbank
£5,000 12/10/2022
Emergency grant
Devon Community Foundation - Ivybridge Foodbank Fresh Food Initiative
£2,300 23/03/2022
Providing fresh, healthy food to locals in need in Ivybridge

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • EDWARD JOHN SCHAFFERT Appointed: 2021
  • FRANK HOLLORAN Appointed: 2021
  • JUTTA BERGER Appointed: 2021
  • KAREN ANN FITZGERALD Appointed: 2021
  • MAUREEN SCOBLE Appointed: 2022
  • VALERIE MARRIOTT Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/07/2021, number: 1195218
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR23: 110 days late,
Main office

METHODIST CHURCH
FORE STREET
IVYBRIDGE
PL21 9AB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE FOOD POVERTY IN OUR AREA (PL21, TQ10, PL7&8) IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING FOOD PARCELS AND OTHER NECESSARY ITEMS TO ANYONE IN NEED. TO HELP RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS AND TO SHARE FOOD AND LIAISE WITH OTHER CHARITIES IN THIS SECTOR WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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